Keiko’s Tooth: A Killer Whale, a Movie Star, and the Hidden Power of Museum Collections
Assistant Mammalogy Collections Manager Amanda Killian on finding the Free Willy star's tooth and the ever-growing value of natural history museum collections
Exhibitions
Scanning Electron Microscope Lab
See how big discoveries can come from the tiniest things in the Gem and Mineral Hall.
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Rise Up L.A.: A Century of Votes for Women
While some women earned the right to vote in 1920, the fight was far from finished.
Stories
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Members Q&A with LBTP Lab Manager Stephany Potze and Assistant Curator Dr. Regan Dunn
Asphalt is dirty business, but scientists at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum have spent over 100 years learning how to excavate, clean and conserve the multitude of fossil specimens plucked from the tar at Hancock Park.
Animal Oddities with Dr. Greg Pauly
In Animal Oddities, Dr. Pauly will talk about NHMLAC's role as a global leader in community science, sharing details about the UNRC's efforts to create new ways to understand and connect to urban nature by inviting hundreds of community members to conduct biodiversity research that would not have been possible without their partnership.
News & Press
Celebrate Spring and Earth Month with Community Science Projects & Earth Day Events at the Natural History Museum and La Brea Tar Pits
City Nature Challenge (April 24-27) is joined by two new ongoing Community Science projects: AntQuest and SoCal Webs
NHM’s popular Earth Day Festival is April 19, and La Brea Tar Pits Hosts a Climate Dance Party on April 25
LA BREA TAR PITS TO BEGIN ITS CAMPUS TRANSFORMATION IN JULY
The Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits will close to the public to commence the first major renovation in its 50-year history, while on-site excavation and scientific research continue
Final weeks include a free Summer Nights event on June 12 and a Last Dance disco party for members on June 27
Last Day to Visit the Page Museum is July 6, 2026
Reopening in 2028
Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County Celebrates L.A.’s Top Beverage-Makers for ‘L.A. Culture in a Cup’ Story Series
This year's 'Being L.A.' online stories series celebrates and elevates some of the most iconic coffee and tea brewers, juicers, and drink locations from the city's diverse beverage scene.
February through December 2026
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La Brea Tar Pits to Launch the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research as a Highlight of Its Major Campus Transformation
A landmark gift from the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation advances the complete reimagining of one of Los Angeles’s most iconic scientific, cultural, and community sites
New renderings from WEISS/MANFREDI reveal updated plans to transform the museum and park on Wilshire Blvd
New Exhibition Fierce! The Story of Cats Roars into the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park on July 13
Tickets are available now for this insightful, interactive celebration of the diversity
and significance of cats